Li Ang (footballer)
Chinese footballer
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Li Ang (Chinese: 李昂; pinyin: Lǐ Áng; Mandarin pronunciation: [lì ǎŋ]; born 15 September 1993) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League side Dalian Yingbo and the China national team.
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Li Ang in May 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Li Ang | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pei County, Jiangsu, China | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Dalian Yingbo | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Jiangsu Youth | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2020 | Jiangsu Suning | 165 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Shanghai Port | 71 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Dalian Yingbo | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | China U-19 | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | China U-23 | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014– | China | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Li Ang started his football career with Jiangsu Suning in 2014 after playing for Jiangsu Youth during the 2011 season and the 2012 season.[1] He made his debut for the club in a league game on 8 March 2014 in a 0-0 draw against Guizhou Renhe.[2] He scored his first goal for the club in a league game on 11 May 2014 in a 1-0 win against Changchun Yatai.[3] Throughout the season he would go on to establish himself as an integral member of the team and would play in the 2014 Chinese FA Cup, which the club lost 5-4 on aggregate to Shandong Luneng Taishan.[4] The following season Li would continue to cement his position within the team and go to win the 2015 Chinese FA Cup against Shanghai Shenhua.[5]
Li would go on to be a consistent presence within the team as he won the 2020 Chinese Super League title with the club.[6] On 28 February 2021, the parent company of the club Suning Holdings Group announced that operations were going to cease immediately due to financial difficulties.[7] On 12 March 2021, Li was free to transfer to fellow top tier club Shanghai Port.[8] He would make his debut for the club in a league game on 22 April 2021 against Tianjin Jinmen Tiger in a 6-1 victory.[9]
On 20 January 2026, Li joined Chinese Super League side Dalian Yingbo as free agent.[10]
International career
Li made his debut for the Chinese national team on 22 June 2014 in a 0-0 draw against Macedonia.[11]
Career statistics
Club statistics
- As of match played 16 April 2025.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jiangsu Youth | 2011 | China League Two | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | 16 | 1 | - | - | - | 16 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Jiangsu Suning | 2014 | Chinese Super League | 27 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2015 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 28 | 4 | ||||
| 2016 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 2019 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 3 | ||||
| 2020 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 165 | 13 | 33 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 213 | 17 | ||
| Shanghai Port | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 71 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 265 | 18 | 42 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 329 | 23 | ||
- Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup
International statistics
| National team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 |